Banten, Indonesia: 2010 chikungunya cases

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Source: http://www.surya.co.id/2010/02/01/empat-daerah-di-banten-endemis-chikungunya.html

Four endemic area in Banten Chikungunya
Monday, February 1, 2010 | 19:00 pm | Post by: Sugeng Wibowo |

SERANG | SOLAR Online - Four districts in Banten expressed Chikungunya disease endemic area of Lebak regency, Pandeglang, Serang and Tangerang Regency.

Head of Disease Control and Environmental Health (P2PL) Revelation Santoso Jakarta health office, Monday (1/2/2010) said that, during 2009 these four regions are regions that have as many as 311 cases of Chikungunya cases.

"We've been monitoring the cases that occurred in 2010 in Lebak regency, and was carried out action steps," said the Rev. Santoso extraordinary response Chikungunya disease in Bayah Lebak district.

Associated with exceptional cases (KLB) Chikungunya is happening in Lebak district last Saturday, admitted his side had come down directly into the field to see the real conditions associated with these cases.

However, Lebak regency was first able to handle so that no assistance is delivered in a material Jakarta health office unless the technical monitoring of the handling.

According to Revelation, until Monday it was noted that there are 190 people infected by Chikungunya in several villages in the district Bayah, Lebak District.

In addition, Jakarta health office has also received a report from Serang City there are 20 people who had contracted Chikungunya.

Revelation says, Cikungunya history in Banten had been around for a few years ago. In Lebak, for example, since 2008 had no outbreaks in District Cilograng.

"One reason is the increased number of mosquitoes along with the arrival of the rainy season," said Wahyu.

 

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Source: http://www.mediaindonesia.com/read/2010/01/31/120275/123/101/Chikungunya-Merebak-di-Lebak

Chikungunya spreading over Lebak
Sunday, January 31, 2010 08:56 pm


LEBAK - MI: Chikungunya disease attacked 163 people in five villages in the district Bayah, Lebak District so that the local health center to set the case for an Extraordinary Incident (KLB)

Head of Puskesmas Bayah, Anwar Sutisna, Saturday (30 / 1) said five villages were infected with the disease Sawarna Village, Darmasari, Bayah West, East Bayah, and Cirancak. "We set the status of extraordinary events (KLB) and medical officers continue to make efforts to anticipate that the disease does not spread to other areas," he said.

He explains, medics have done fogging or fumigation in a number of settlements in the village to kill the mosquito Aedes aegefty as Chikungunya virus carriers. "I also urge people to make the movement of 3 M drained away, closing and burying the nest of mosquitoes. Since fogging only kills adult mosquitoes but can not kill mosquito larvae," he said.

He said the 3 M's movement needs to be improved, especially now that the peak of the rainy season so a lot of potential mosquito-breeding marshes appear due to the stagnant water. "Until now, there has been no reported deaths due to Chikungunya disease," he said.

Chikungunya disease is not fatal, but patients have high fever, pain in the joints, no appetite, weakness, nausea, headache, such as dengue fever, and fhotophobia. According to an epidemiological investigation Anwar (search for the cause of Chikungunya mosquito larvae) have been conducted in Sub Bayah.

From that investigation, he added, his party saw the number of mosquito larvae in the area as a result of poor environmental conditions.

Meanwhile, Chief District Health Office Lebak H Maman Sukirman admitted his part called on the people in District Bayah to maintain a healthy environment, especially at this season's hujan.Selain, it also asked residents improve hygienic behavior and healthy (PHBS). "Chikungunya disease is not dangerous and different from dengue virus," he said. (Ant/OL-06)

 

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Source http://regional.kompas.com/read/2010/02/14/01440019/Chikungunya.Kembali.Serang.Warga.Lebak

Chikungunya Back Attack Citizens Lebak
Sunday, February 14, 2010 | 01:44 pm

LEBAK, Kompas.com - Chikungunya disease attack citizens Lebak regency, Banten province, due to lack of hygienic behavior and healthy (PHBS) community.

"During this week as many as 240 people Chikungunya disease," said Head of Puskesmas Cilograng, H Dedi Saptari, in Rangkasbitung, Saturday (13/2/10).

Dedi said, to anticipate the spread of Chikungunya disease is now a medical officer to do fogging in several villages in the district Cilograng. Smoking is one of the efforts to break the chain of transmission of Chikungunya disease is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes aegepty.

In addition, it also called on communities to move away 3 M is drained, close and bury the nest of mosquitoes. 3 M's movement needs to be improved especially now that the peak of the rainy season so a lot of potential mosquito-breeding marshes appear due to the stagnant water.

"Indeed, this disease does not cause casualties, but the impact on the quality of community life," he said.

According to him, until now Chikungunya disease is not fatal, but patients experienced high fever (39 degrees Celsius), pain in the joints, no appetite, weakness, nausea, headache, such as dengue fever symptoms.

"I think different Chikungunya disease dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Dengue disease if not immediately taken to hospital patients died ascertained," he said.

Chikungunya disease is caused by a virus called the Chikungunya virus. Chikungunya virus is in the family Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus.

Meanwhile, the Head of Lebak District Health Office Maman Sukirman H admitted, his party called on the people in District Cilograng to maintain a healthy environment, especially during this rainy season. In addition, it also asked residents improve hygienic behavior and healthy (PHBS).

"During this attack the citizens of Chikungunya disease due to low PHBS environmental hygiene as well," he said.

He explained, before attacking Chikungunya disease Bayah District residents and citizens are now returning to attack Cilograng District.